Being Broken, Staying Broken

So yesterday at church a man from rock bottom ministry (go to the ministry site if you want to know more about him) spoke about being at rock bottom. Although I may not be anywhere near rock bottom I can certainly relate, and I think that this is so significant.

I would absolutely love to live at rock bottom. There is no where to go but to God. Literally He is all you have left. Think about it for a second. At every moment in our lives where we hurt badly that is where we turn to God, even those who do not follow him. That is when we realize our need for him. Now it may have sounded totally wacked to say that I would want to LIVE at rock bottom, but I actually do. That would be the point when we would always count on him. 

Something I learned from Wildwood, for all you Wildwooders, is that this life we lead has so many distractions. It is amazing. I distinctly remember walking out of the bus, and walking back to the bus after stopping for lunch on the way home to be two completely different experiences. I was feeling so overwhelmed by everything going on that I started to think it just wasn't going to happen. That eventually I was just going to start to have the typical fade out that christians do after a camp. 

This is why I think it is so key for us to live at rock bottom. Of course, this is a ridiculously hard task, given today's society. But at the same time, I believe it is achievable. After all, can you think of anything that matters more?

So, I all I am saying is that I wish I could harness the mindset of living at rock bottom for my life. Refer to Luke 15:11-32